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Whipping Children For Discipline

Whipping children is not an effective form of discipline and should not be used as punishment. While some claim whipping removes negative behaviors, it actually harms children's self-esteem and mental health. It can make children view themselves as "bad" and struggle to improve. Additionally, whipping damages the relationship between children and parents/teachers, shifting the focus to the punishment rather than the behavior. Alternatives like communication, praising good behaviors, and letting children help determine consequences are more constructive approaches that do not harm children or undermine trust and safety.

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Whipping Children For Discipline

Whipping children is not an effective form of discipline and should not be used as punishment. While some claim whipping removes negative behaviors, it actually harms children's self-esteem and mental health. It can make children view themselves as "bad" and struggle to improve. Additionally, whipping damages the relationship between children and parents/teachers, shifting the focus to the punishment rather than the behavior. Alternatives like communication, praising good behaviors, and letting children help determine consequences are more constructive approaches that do not harm children or undermine trust and safety.

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Whipping Children for Discipline

As a form of punishment for negative behavior of children, being whipped is the most
recommended. According to Parent Center Network, it removes negative behaviors of children
and is the most effective way for them to be more responsible and respectful. It is also said that it
is to train them to become more tough in life and to prepare them for any difficulties in the
future. However, whipping of children done by parents and teachers can only harm rather than
give discipline and is therefore unacceptable.

First, spanking children lowers their self-esteem. Not only does it hurt physically, but it
can also affect mental health. Due to embarrassment, they can look at theirselves differently.
They might think that they are bad because of the kind of punishment they had for their behavior
and will even struggle to get motivated in improving their mistakes because chances are, they
become more confused. It is similar to saying “You are a bad person” instead of saying “What
you did is bad”, just in a physical way. Also, possibilities are them living up to what they think
they are.

Second, spanking may only ruin the children’s relationship to their parents or teachers. It
shifts their focus from their behavior to the parent or teacher’s actions because they would dwell
more on having grudges towards them rather than thinking about how they would not be
spanked anymore. That excludes the whole purpose of it all. Based on my experience, I had a
grade one teacher who spanked students including me when we could not answer her questions
during recitations. Because of those incidences, students did not like her up until now and some
did not even want to go to school anymore in fear that they will get spanked. It actually even
made us more mischievous because boys would find ways like stacking notebooks on their pants
for it to not hurt instead of thinking about ways on how to improve the behavior.

Last, there are alternatives on giving discipline to a child that will not cause harm to
them. According to Dr. Dale Archer, an M.D. and psychiatrist, it is better to talk it out with them
and make them understand about what they did wrong. Also, it is good to let them think of ideas
to solve the problem and letting them contribute in deciding their punishment. In that way, it also
helps them in making better choices that can be useful in their future. Praising children for good
behavior can also help. If they know they are doing well, they are most likely to repeat that and
work for the reward. It is to avoid the children’s mindset that they are only given attention when
they do inappropriate things.

To discipline is not mainly to teach children a lesson but rather to have them ponder on
what they did and why it is wrong. It is always better to make them feel like they are in a safe
place that they can trust like a home or a school, which is our second home. What happens to a
child is most likely what he or she will do since their role models at a young age are parents and
teachers. It is important to be a good example, not by whipping them but by showing and making
them understand good morals because as Martin Luther King has said, “Violence begets
violence.”

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